Suvorov Glacier
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Suvorov Glacier is a glacier
, 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, flowing east from the Wilson Hills
and discharging into the sea south of Northrup Head
and Belousov Point
. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition
, 1958, and named after V.S. Suvorov, Soviet mechanic who perished in the Arctic.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
, 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, flowing east from the Wilson Hills
Wilson Hills
Wilson Hills is a group of scattered hills, nunataks and ridges that extend NW-SE for about between Matusevich Glacier and Pryor Glacier in Antarctica. They were discovered by Lieutenant Harry Pennell, Royal Navy, on the Terra Nova Expedition in February 1911 during Robert Falcon Scott's last...
and discharging into the sea south of Northrup Head
Northrup Head
Northrup Head is an ice-covered headland on the north side of Suvorov Glacier. The headland, a coastal extension of the Wilson Hills, stands 3.5 nautical miles west-southwest of Belousov Point. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by...
and Belousov Point
Belousov Point
Belousov Point is an ice-covered headland forming the southern tip of the Anderson Peninsula, located just north of the terminus of Suvorov Glacier. It was mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition of 1958 and named for the Soviet polar captain Mikhail P. Belousov, 1904–46....
. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition
Soviet Antarctic Expedition
The Soviet Antarctic Expedition was part of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the Soviet Committee on Antarctic Research of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR....
, 1958, and named after V.S. Suvorov, Soviet mechanic who perished in the Arctic.